Palestinian assailed by Israeli women, stripped of hijab

A Palestinian woman waiting at a light rail station in Jerusalem on Monday was attacked and stripped of her headscarf by religious Jewish women, Israeli newspaper Ma’ariv reported Tuesday.

According to bystanders, a young Jewish woman punched the Palestinian suddenly as she was passing by the station. A friend of the assailant began aiding her in beating the Palestinian, pushing her against the wall, and ultimately ripping off her headscarf.

The Palestinian was accompanied by an old man who tried to push the attackers away to no avail.

The event occurred at about three o’clock in the afternoon. It is unclear whether the incident involved only the two assailants mentioned in witness accounts, or a larger group shown in the photo.

“There were about 100 Orthodox and yeshiva students who disembarked the tramway and spotted an Arab woman accompanied by an older man," a witness, who photographed the event, told Ma’ariv.

"It developed into arguing and yelling, and I don’t know what the content was that everyone jumped on her.”

According to the witness, an activist named Dorit Jordan Dotan, a municipality security officer passively watched the event and seemed to be smiling. Many residents also stood by.

"The entire time, the guard stood and smiled and did not even try to break up the fight," a witness said.

Dotan confirmed that the incident took place at the station where a group of young people had just arrived from the train, but seemed to downplay the event by suggesting the attackers were intoxicated.

"Young people drink a lot of wine for Purim. Screams were heard everywhere. A woman tried to fight [the Jewish students] but they yelled at her not to dare touch the Jews and continued to beat [the Arab woman]," Dotan said.

Following publication in Ma'ariv, police launched an investigation into the case.

"It's a shame that the Arab whore didn't die"

On the day the report was published, Israeli police officer Ariel Shapiro re-posted the article on his Facebook page and issued a chilling endorsement: "Very good," wrote Shpiro "It's a shame that the Arab whore didn't die."

Screenshot of Shpiro's Facebook page along with the offending status message Screenshot of Shapiro's Facebook page along with the offending status message

The message was publicized by Palestinian Member of Knesset Ahmad Tibi.

Israeli army and police officers have come under fire in recent weeks for showcasing dehumanizing images of and slogans about Palestinians. The most famous of these is an Instagram photo of Mor Ostrovski, 20, showing the crosshairs of a rifle being aimed at the head of a Palestinian boy.

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 2014-12-19 02:11.

This is so disgusting! If it was a Jewish woman that was attacked everyone would be flipping shit. If a Jewish male was attacked and had his Kipa removed there would be an uproar. But when it's on someone from one of those Middle Eastern countries, nobody gives a flying fuck. I hate this racism, even the people who wrote this article are racist, I'm so appalled.

Photographed by a left-wing pro-Pali activist that just happened to be there. This is called Pallywood. They have been doing it for years and the gullible media swallows it up. The Israeli man shown in the 2nd photo was breaking up the fight. You racist writers are no better than those you claim to be condemning.

Oh really> The how do you explain the 'its a shame the arab war didn't die" comment by and Israeli police officer? Oh yeah, you can't. Also if she was assisting her, how come her scarf is off in the second picture, and why is she up against the wall while people are crowded round her, and another women is an aggressive stance?

you talk as if there is NO manipulation of footage by Israel either. Typical illogical BS. Sorry American, you are a disgrace to decent americans, and no better than the people YOU claim to be condemning. One day, your children's children will also be stripped of their humanity like you have done to the Palestinians. What goes around come back around. :P

"A Palestinian woman waiting at a light rail station in Jerusalem on Monday was attacked and stripped of her headscarf by religious Jewish women, Israeli newspaper Ma’ariv reported Tuesday.."

This brutality is more of the same Israeli impunity...but truly redefines the word "Religious"!! Who's not already seen the vile youtube video of another "religious" jewish woman viciously verbally assaulting Palestinian children living behind a 'cage' at their front door to protect them from their "religious" neighbors....illegal settlers....that woman assaulted that Palestinian family with vicious words --calling Mother "sharmuta" (whore) repeatedly. That such vile people call themselves 'exceptional, chosen or victim" is another obscenity taking place under Netanyahu and his predecessors. When will they be STOPPED!?...by Geneva convention human rights protocols, this abuse is the very thing that would have been PREVENTED had Geneva conventions been obeyed by the Jews who were in Palestine to escape Nazi brutality and racism not to inflict their own form of it. ENOUGH!